rsync.macports.org server Input/output errors

[master.alff@…]

I've installed latest one MacPorts 2.3.4. And i then i tried to update port tree by 'selfupdate' action and i've got this exception:

$sudo port -fv selfupdate    
--->  Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
receiving file list ... done

sent 36 bytes  received 69 bytes  42.00 bytes/sec
total size is 27013120  speedup is 257267.81
receiving file list ... done

sent 36 bytes  received 76 bytes  32.00 bytes/sec
total size is 512  speedup is 4.57
MacPorts base version 2.3.4 installed,
MacPorts base version 2.3.4 downloaded.
--->  Updating the ports tree
Synchronizing local ports tree from rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ports/
receiving file list ... rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/kde/kde-l10n-eu/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt.diff" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/science/viking/files/autogen.sh" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/science/ghemical/files/patch-autogen.sh.diff" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/science/bedtools/Portfile" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/science/swarm/files/patch-libpng-1.5.diff" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/science/ldas-tools/files/patch-libraries-ldastoolsal-src-AtExit.cc.diff" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/audio/sptk/Portfile" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/textproc/unicode/Portfile" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/sysutils/augeas/files/yosemite-libtool.patch" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/sysutils/libfaketime/Portfile" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/tex/blahtexml/files/patch-main.cpp.diff" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/x11/xtide/files/patch-configure.ac.diff" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
done
IO error encountered -- skipping file deletion

sent 53 bytes  received 815768 bytes  148331.09 bytes/sec
total size is 42073152  speedup is 51.57
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/rsync/rsync-47/rsync/main.c(1400) [generator=2.6.9]
Command failed: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after '--exclude=/PortIndex*' rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ports/ /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports
Exit code: 23
Error: Synchronization of the local ports tree failed doing rsync
Error: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed

After that i couple of times tried to delete port tree, reinstall again and tried to download failed ports manually:

$ rsync -rtvz rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/ports/kde/kde-l10n-eu ./
receiving file list ... rsync: readlink_stat("/ports/kde/kde-l10n-eu/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt.diff" (in release)) failed: Input/output error (5)
done
kde-l10n-eu/
kde-l10n-eu/Portfile
kde-l10n-eu/files/

sent 70 bytes  received 958 bytes  293.71 bytes/sec
total size is 1125  speedup is 1.09
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/rsync/rsync-47/rsync/main.c(1400) [generator=2.6.9]

So it seems something broken on server side?

[skidspam@…]

+1 exact same problem

[skidspam@…]

Cc Me!

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I have not seen this problem myself, but it has been reported on the mailing list as well.

Keith, can you please check the rsync server? Has its disk failed?

The rsync server is critical to MacPorts. Without it, users cannot get any updates.